Hyundai wipers, windshield & visibility problems
Across all Hyundai models in NHTSA's complaint database, 2,318 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The Sonata accounts for the largest share (29%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Sonata with 187 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 2,318 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Hyundai models
- Most affected
- Sonata 29% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 49,000 miles 1,378 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 39 and 9
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Hyundai models
Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility
- 2006 Hyundai Sonata187 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Sonata141 complaints
- 2020 Hyundai Palisade133 complaints
- 2008 Hyundai Sonata97 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Santa FE79 complaints
Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 7 |
| 1991 | 9 |
| 1992 | 6 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 27 |
| 1996 | 28 |
| 1997 | 32 |
| 1998 | 14 |
| 1999 | 21 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2001 | 46 |
| 2002 | 23 |
| 2003 | 43 |
| 2004 | 20 |
| 2005 | 23 |
| 2006 | 215 |
| 2007 | 315 |
| 2008 | 147 |
| 2009 | 60 |
| 2010 | 45 |
| 2011 | 53 |
| 2012 | 135 |
| 2013 | 146 |
| 2014 | 36 |
| 2015 | 52 |
| 2016 | 78 |
| 2017 | 39 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 24 |
| 2020 | 167 |
| 2021 | 101 |
| 2022 | 107 |
| 2023 | 127 |
| 2024 | 44 |
| 2025 | 38 |
| 2026 | 15 |
Among the 1,378 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 49,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.